If you missed him this past weekend in &ldquo;Auntie Mame,&rdquo; you might not be able to catch Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) honing his thespian skills until at least 2013.

Connolly has devoted more than a decade (off and on) to the Providence Players of Fairfax, a group he characterized as ex-PTA fundraisers who&rsquo;ve evolved into a thriving community theater organization.

&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve played an inebriated elk,&rdquo; Connolly said of the ultraslack role he snagged in &ldquo;MacBeth Did It.&rdquo; His most challenging performances: probably a tie between Officer O&rsquo;Hara in &ldquo;Arsenic and Old Lace&rdquo; and the plot-advancing cab driver in &ldquo;Harvey.&rdquo;

Though he presumably taps into the acting techniques he garnered during stints with his high school and college theater departments, Connolly aides say their boss runs lines whenever possible.